# Accident 20160522012299A: Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISER, Santa Monica, CA, May 22, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 2016, 13:32 local time
- Place: Santa Monica, CA
- Airport: Santa Monica Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0211° N, 118.4453° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0211&lon=-118.4453&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1111X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1111X-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISER (registry code 060002O, https://openairdocs.org/model/czech-aircraft-works-spol-sro-sportcruiser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CZECH AIRCRAFT WORKS SPOL SRO SPORTCRUISER
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 46 total, 46 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR16FA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16FA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160522012299A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 21 AT APPROXIMATELY 375 FEET THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND LOSE POWER. STUDENT PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND TURNED 180 DEGREES TO LAND. STUDENT PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 3 WITH NOT ENOUGH RUNWAY TO LAND. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE END OF RUNWAY 3, STRUCK THE CURB OF THE ROAD  AND CAME TO REST IN THE DIRT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AIRPORT SERVICE DRIVE AT THE EAST END OF THE FIELD.  THE LANDING GEAR WAS TORN OFF OF THE AIRCRAFT AND SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE AND WING SPARS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR16FA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16FA115), May 22, 2016: Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro Sportcruiser (N1111X), Santa Monica, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power during takeoff due to vapor lock. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot's failure to notice that the engine had exceeded multiple temperature limits and…

## Other reports on N1111X (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20110209002439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110209002439I), Feb 9, 2011: Czech Aircr SPORTCRUISE (N1111X), Santa Monica, CA, Minor damage. CFI [privacy data omitted] was sharing flight duties and costs with [privacy data omitted] (a student pilot). At the time of the incident, [privacy data…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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